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Alice, South Africa
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Alice
Dikeni | |
|---|---|
 Buildings of the University of Fort Hare in Alice | |
| Nickname: eDikeni | |
  Alice  Alice  Alice | |
| Coordinates: 32°47′21″S 26°50′06″E / 32.78917°S 26.83500°E | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Province |  Eastern Cape |
| District | Amathole |
| Municipality | Raymond Mhlaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 15,143 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 93.0% |
| • Coloured | 5.6% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.3% |
| • White | 0.6% |
| • Other | 0.5% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Xhosa | 84.0% |
| • Afrikaans | 7.3% |
| • English | 3.5% |
| • Other | 5.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Area code | 040 |
Alice, officially Dikeni,[2] is a small town in Eastern Cape, South Africa that is named after Princess Alice, the daughter of the British Queen Victoria. It was settled in 1824 by British colonists. It is adjacent to the Tyhume River. It has a rail and road connection to East London, Qonce and other towns in the province. It forms part of Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality.
- ^ a b c d "Main Place Alice". Census 2011.
- ^ Phaliso, By Sandiso (24 May 2024). "Eastern Cape clinic serving a dozen villages is falling apart". GroundUp News. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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